11.3% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Carramar · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Carramar
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people provide unpaid childcare in Carramar than the national average. While 37.1% of residents care for children without pay, other forms of community contribution like volunteering remain quite low. This suggests a community heavily focused on family responsibilities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.3% of people in Carramar volunteer, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%. This level of community involvement has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care for children is very common here, with 37.1% of people providing unpaid childcare, a figure far above the 26.3% national average. In contrast, 18.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is a little below the national figure.
9.0% ▲ +24.8%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.1% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.6% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 1.8% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the state average.
1.8%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Carramar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505031100/carramar/topic/community